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NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Newcastle Knights – halves face competition from new recruits but season hinges on Ponga

As part of a series profiling the expected Round 1 sides for all 17 NRL clubs in 2024, the Knights are dark horses for the top four.  The Knights went from potentially punting their coach mid-season to storming into the finals in 2023 but the… Read More »NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Newcastle Knights – halves face competition from new recruits but season hinges on Ponga

Brave, highly skilled and well-respected: John Hipwell was the quintessential rugby halfback

Listing all the attributes of the late John Hipwell, as described by fellow players and journalists, I came to the realisation they were describing the quintessential rugby union halfback. A tenacious player who was a dynamic, brisk runner, providing potent defence and acting as an… Read More »Brave, highly skilled and well-respected: John Hipwell was the quintessential rugby halfback

Sons of guns: It’s time for the progeny of Australian football’s golden generation to start to sparkle in their own right

The teenage sons of some of the Socceroos’ ‘Golden Generation’ – Tim Cahill, Lucas Neil, Scott Chipperfield, Paul Okon to name just a few – are taking their first steps as professional footballers. Time will tell if they can reach the lofty heights of their… Read More »Sons of guns: It’s time for the progeny of Australian football’s golden generation to start to sparkle in their own right